Yesterday, I had a meeting with my supervisor to discuss about the written report. There are several things that I need to work on for that including the organization part and some things that I have not add.
For the product itself, I need to add the bibliography page in the back of the book because otherwise, it will be called plagiarism.
For now, I am going to finish up the first written report first because my supervisor wants me to submit my second draft by wednesday.
January 29, 2011
January 22, 2011
Meeting with supervisor
Yesterday, I had a meeting with my supervisor doing the self-check for the written document. I found several points that I need to add to it. Starting next week, we are going to use our study hall for the meeting. Hopefully, there is not too much things that I need to change.
January 18, 2011
Written Document - Draft 1
Finally I'm done with the written document.. here it is..
MYP Personal Project
Healthy Way of Life (Book)
Stay healthy by eating, sleeping and exercising
Name : Jessica Margaretha
Class : 10.3b
Supervisor :
Ibu Lisajanti Wijaya
Ibu Herrijanti Sujono
Word count :4083
Submission date : 21 January 2011
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction 3-5
1.01 Goal 3
1.02 AOI 3
1.03 Plan 4
1.04 Standard of Success 4
2.0 Analysis of Process and Outcomes 5-8
2.01 Investigation 5
2.02 Building the content 5
2.03 Creating the book 6
2.04 Testing Method 6
2.05 Outcomes 6
3.0 Analysis of Information 8-12
3.01 About the format 8
3.02 About the Content 9
3.03 Relation to the HSE 11
4.0 Conclusion 12
4.01 AOI 12
4.02 Improvement 12
4.03 Inspiration 12
5.0 Bibliography 13-15
6.0 APPENDIX A: Written Documents 15
6.01 Strength and Weakness of each stage process 15
7.0 APPENDIX B: Collection of Information 16-22
7.01 Research notes 16
8.0 APPENDIX C: Creating the Book 22-27
8.01 Choosing the software 22
8.02 Detailed process of creating the book 22
9.0 APPENDIX D: Testing Method 27
9.01 Method of survey 27
9.02 Suggestion from survey result 27
9.03 Pictures of survey 27
1.0 Introduction
When I see teens around me, not all of them live a healthy life. Some of them eat unhealthy food and drinks, not doing exercise and many unhealthy things. I know that facing teen’s life is not easy. We need to be smart in managing our time doing many activities but at the same time, we need to manage our health! With having un-managed time, it would affect teen’s lifestyle that ends up with an unhealthy life. I realize that this is important to share to people especially teens.
1.01 Goal
The lifestyles that I see inspire me to make a book that could make teens aware. The goal of my personal project is to create a book that gives awareness to teens (13 - 17 years old) to live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and many more. One of the challenges is making the book interesting and persuading for teens since each person has different taste. The result would be in a form of a book that consists of three main sections, which are food and drinks, sports, and fun activities. In order to have proper content, I need to check it out by doing a survey in the end. Another way is to ask an expert on health. By this way, my goal is a SMART goal. First, it is specific, since I have clearly shown the problem that I am going to explore which is how to live a healthy life for teens. It is measureable, because I can make a survey to test whether the target audience is aware and understand the content after they read the book. It is achievable and realistic because I believe I could use my skills of researching and expressing the knowledge of healthy lifestyle through the book. Last, it is well timed because I have make a plan that shows what and when will I do each step until I finish my book through the given range of time without passing the due date. I hope by making this project, I could make an impact on teen’s lifestyle.
1.02 AOI
For this project, I am applying the Areas of Interaction (AOI), which is Health and Social Education (HSE) because I could use the knowledge that I have through the research and show it in the booklet. By using the Health and Social Education Areas of Interaction, I would achieve my goal by showing the knowledge that I have about healthy lifestyle for teens, and give them information and tips that hopefully be useful for their life. The guiding questions that I will use for this project are “How do I think and act?”, “How am I changing?” and “How can I look after myself and others?” From these guidelines, I need to be aware that there will be some key questions that I will need through the project.
For this project, I am applying the Areas of Interaction (AOI), which is Human Ingenuity (HI) because I could use my creativity to create the content and appearance of the book. By using the Human Ingenuity Areas of Interaction, I would achieve my goal by showing my creativity on expressing my idea about healthy lifestyle for teens, and give them information and tips that hopefully be useful for their life. The guiding questions that I will use for this project are “Why and how do we create?” and “What are the consequences?” From these guidelines, I need to be aware that there will be some key questions that I will need through the project.
1.03 Plan
This is the activity schedule that I have planed to achieve my goal.
1.04 Standard of Success
I could know that my goal is successful once: 1.) at least 60% of the target audience become more aware after looking through the book or 2.) Ask an expert (ex. Doctor special for heath) to check the content of my book, when 60% of the content is good, it means that I have achieved my goal.
2.0 Analysis of Process and Outcomes
2.01 Investigation
To start with, I create a survey to teenagers aged 13 – 17 years old, in order to find out what to put in my book later on. I think this is an effective research method because it makes me easier to decide what my goal is. After analyzing the data I have collected, I found out that most of them have the knowledge to live a healthy life; it is just the matter of applying it. From knowing this, I decided to continue on the progress of investigating through research so that I could remind the target audience the importance of having a healthy life.
I also did some investigation about the format that I choose. When I decide to create a book, I am not sure how to make it interesting. With the survey asking about the content, I also attach several questions asking about the format. After analyzing the data, I found out that most of them want it to be colorful, use pictures and have modern style design. It is not enough for me only fulfilling what the target audience wants but I also need to do further research about how to make a good book. Furthermore, I also need to see guidebook samples and make judgment on software’s that would be best in creating the book. What I choose in the end is to make a book using photoscape as the software to edit everything.
2.02 Building the content
In the process of filling in the content of the book, I started by gathering all the information about healthy life from newspaper, video, interview, book, magazine, and website. After finish researching, I realize that I use website most because it is more useful, open source, and provides wider range of information. A difficulty occurs when I found out too many information that is interesting but then, I just go with the flow and see how many pages I could make out of it. Other than deciding the amount of pages, I found difficulty with deciding which topic goes first. Since the beginning, I decided to split out the book into three parts: food and drinks, sports, and fun activities. Throughout the process, it does not happen as so. I have no time to work at the fun activities part so that the book only have the content of food, drinks and sports. Just looking at the big picture does not help me at all. Therefore, I decide to find interesting and useful topics through my research. A difficulty occur when I try to find guidebook samples that really focus only for teenage life. By that way, I decided to buy books not only focusing on teens but also family. Other than books about healthy life, I also bought one about beauty. I know it does not have any connection to my topic but I want to see how the content is displayed.
For the first part of the book, the information is gathered from newspaper called “Saji”, survey through facebook, book called “Menu Sehat Sesuai Golongan Darah”, magazine called “Sastika fit”, and several websites. The reason behind using facebook as a source to distribute the survey is because more people can answer them. For the second part, the information is gathered from interview with a coach and several websites. I choose a coach as my resource because coaches know and experience more about sports, they do sport for themselves and they know what is good and bad for them. Specifically for the topic about sleeping, I use a video called “Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation” from You Tube as a source for me.
After all, the information that I have collected is organized in a form of research note. I make summary of them all and select different information is suitable to be included in the book.
2.03 Creating the book
The steps I manage in this part are; deciding the words and information, finding pictures/templates as the background for the pages, editing into a format of a picture with photoscape, and printing it. I believe it is important to start by deciding the kind of information and words that I want to include in the book so that I could arrange and divide them in an organize way. The topics that I choose for the food and drinks part include; “Food balance”, “Healthy eating”, “Junk food”, “Types of hunger”, “Developing healthy eating habits”, “Nutrition for teens”, “Vitamins and minerals”, “What to eat?”, “Snacking”, “List of menus”, “Simple ways to prepare food and drinks”, and “Diet”. The topics that I choose for the sports part includes; “Sports”, “Nutrition for athletes”, “Diet for athletes”, “Drinking for athletes”, “Supplement for athletes”, “Game day”, “Types of exercises”, and “Picking the right sport”. Other than those two sub topics, I also include “sleeping” as the bridge of the two topics. I also believe that having pictures and templates will help me when I am designing each page so that it is interesting to read.
2.04 Testing Method
Once I finish printing out the book, I distribute a questionnaire to people who viewed it. I showed the book to teens aged 13 – 17 years not only in my school, but also people who I know which fits in to the year category. I choose 5 people form each category of age so that I can have an objective result in the end. As soon as I gain the result, I make it into a form of data for further analysis. So now, the whole stages are accomplished and I can then evaluate my performance in each stage of process.
2.05 Outcomes
In order to achieve my goal, I made a survey as I mentioned before. This questionnaire could measure how successful I am in the HSE AOI, HSE AOI, and my goal.
The way I do the survey is by showing the book to the teen aged 13 – 17 years and after they finish looking through the book, they fill in the questionnaire that I distribute. I found out that this method is very efficient to achieve.
Below are the overview results:
I believe that my product can be consider as ‘good’ because it is now proven that the goal I have set in the very beginning has been successfully achieved. From one of the question; “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?” 56% of the result gives a “good” score and “32% of the result gives a “very good” score. If I try to conclude the result of this question, 88% of the result shows positive input therefore, I could tell that they are more aware that they should live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and more.
I also realize that there is some points that I need to improve on. From the survey given, there are some feedbacks given after my target audience look through the book. I believe that I need to be more aware of choosing the font, templates, and colors because there are some comments that is given from my target audience. For the rest of the criteria, I think I have applied them well enough therefore no comments were written about it.
3.0 Analysis of Information
The focus of my research links to the Areas of Interaction, Health and Social Education. I focused more on how to make teens aware to stay healthy (the content) instead of the book creation (links to Human Ingenuity). Both of this Areas of Interaction (AOI) plays an important role to the final product. A book that talks about healthy life specifically on teens is hard to find at bookstores. This interests me to do some research on healthy life focusing on teens and present it in a form of a book. The reason why I choose book, as the format of my personal project is that it is easy to be spread out and not only a group of people who can see it; there are many people who can read the book. This is the reason why I choose a book as the format of my personal project.
3.01 About the format
I did a pre-survey to 25 of my target audience (teenagers aged 13-17) asking them questions about their expectation towards the final product. The reason is to make sure they would read the book, not only flipping the pages. From the result, they want it to be colorful, use pictures and have modern style design.
I also did some research to find out the characteristic of a good book. A good book is something that will stand out in the memory of the readers (Locke, Jennifer). It provides knowledge that the readers seek, easily understand and give reading experience (Hamilton, Gordon). A good book should have proper introduction that takes the reader’s attention so they have the feeling of excitement to read more (Morgan, Brittany L.).
Here are two examples of what a guidebook looks like.
Through this knowledge, I understand that a book is something memorable, gives knowledge, has creative design, use many colors and have good introduction. By having these characteristics, it would end with a good book.
3.02 About the Content
I did a pre-survey to 25 of my target audience (teenagers aged 13-17) asking them several question about their lifestyle. The purpose is to see their understanding on healthy life and gives an idea of what the content will be. From the result, I see they have the knowledge to live a healthy life; it is just the matter of applying it. It would be useless if they have the knowledge but not applying it to their lives. Looking back to the aim of my Areas of Interaction, Health and Social Education, “How am I changing?” it relates to my goal on making awareness to the target audience.
From knowing this, I decided to research the content of my project from internet, books, magazines, interviews, videos, and newspapers. Our body needs a daily supply of protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats to get the energy it need (Margolin, Lisa). I understand that to live a healthy life, we need two major things, which are healthy eating, and doing exercises. During teenage stage, teens gain about 20% of adult height and 50% of adult weight (Paul, Maya W). I found this fact interesting and I learn that what we do in our teenage time, determines a part of our future. This is something useful for the content of my book.
Getting deeper in the research, I also try to find what a healthy eating is. It is a way of balancing the food that we eat in order to keep our body strong, energized and well feed. The benefits we get includes enough energy, stay strong and more. Healthy eating includes, taking regular meals, balance nutrient, not skipping meals, and avoid sugar (Healthy Eating). A magazine article from sastika fit publication state that breakfast is the most important meal. It gives more concentration, manage body weight, and maintain cholesterols (Sarapan = Memulai Hari Dengan Baik).
There are specific amount of calories, proteins, calcium and irons that teens’ body needs (Paul, Maya W). Teens should choose food that has high energy and nutrients (BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers). You can control your portion of eating by using “divided plate” (Gavin, Mary L). Choosing healthy choices is to pick wisely the things you eat. If you are board with the menu, change the menu but still consume what your body need (Teen Health - Health Topics - Healthy Eating).
I did not recognize that there are two types of hunger: emotional and physical hunger. Actually, each of them has its own meaning (Stehl, Meredith Lutz). Teens are at a high risk of developing anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorders. (Paul, Maya W). Many teens are dissatisfied with their weight so they skip meals (BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers). Teens should not take diets. When they stop eating, they stop giving their body the things it needs. Diets in the age of 12 – 17 lead to weak bones, and anemia. A way to avoid dieting is to maintain what we eat (Healthy Eating for Teenagers).
Getting the right amount of exercise can improve our mood and increase energy levels. Experts recommend that teens should get 60 minutes or more of moderate physical activity each day (Gavin, Mary L). Exercise gives the benefits to every part of the body including the mind. It helps some people to sleep, look and lose weight better. The maximum amount of exercise in a week is five days with at least two to three months break per year (Gavin, Mary L).
Teen athletes have unique nutrition needs. They need around 2,000-5,000 calories to have enough energy for their sports performance and growth each day (Gavin, Mary L). Not fulfilling the amount of calories needed would end with less quality of performance and risk in breaking the building of muscles.
When doing an exercise, enough drink is important. You should drink mineral water, sweet tea, and sport drinks (Simanjuntak). In one of the newspaper article, it shows that when your body is lack out of liquid, dehydration happens (Saji, September 2010, Pg. 10). Try to drink before and after exercise and every 15 to 20 minutes during exercise. When having a sport game, be wise in choosing the food you eat (Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise). You should eat 2 – 4 hours before game because it takes the same time for the body to the food (Simanjuntak). Smart snacking like fruit can help to keep you going until your next full meal (Gavin, Mary L). Stomach cramps might happen when you eating too soon (Gavin, Mary L).
Pick the right sport for you. According to an interview with one of the coaches from our school, Coach Alex Simanjuntak, he suggests us to refer back to the talent we have in order to choose the right sport for us. When exercising, try to find an activity that gets your heart beating faster, quickens your breathing, and makes you sweaty (Gavin, Mary L).
Besides food and exercise, sleeping also affect teens health. Based on a video made by National Sleep Foundation Teen Study shows that teens need eight to night hours of sleep (Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation)
From the information above, I finally understand deeply that a healthy life is a combination of eating healthy food and doing sport/exercise. Now I realize that not all teens know the real meaning of healthy life. Therefore, I need this information in by book to create the sense of awareness for the readers.
3.03 Relation to the HSE
Through the research that I have done, I have certainly included all the keys of HSE. For the question, “How do I think and act?” we do have the knowledge but it is just the matter of applying it in our lives. This question could be link to my goal, which is to give awareness for teens to live a healthy life. The second question “How am I changing?” links to the research in the way our actions change. After knowing the consequences, personally it inspires me to change the way of life that I am having right now especially with the way choosing the food I eat. This also links with the question “How can I look after myself and others?” because I also need to see what impact given from the book that I have made. The fact that during teenage stage, teens gain about 20% of adult height and 50% of adult weight (Paul, Maya W) means that what we did today as teens will determines our live in the future. This fact personally motivates me to have better life. I hope that it motivates the readers too.
4.0 Conclusion
My original goal has been accomplished around 90%. My goal was to create awareness for teens to live a healthy life in a form of a book. From the question ‘Do you think the book impact/increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?’ is a way for me to measure the success of my goal because making someone to change takes time. However, the survey result had proven me that majority of them thinks that the book will affect the readers.
4.01 AOI
The chance given to me to complete personal project had made me feel more thankful and glad with the life that I’m having right now. The question “How do I think and act?” is now answered in the fact that I realized to be thankful in any circumstance that I am in. I learn to have the sense of care for others and want them to stay healthy because I understand that once we are not healthy, it is not easy for us to get back to a perfect health condition. I can also answer the question “How am I changing?” because I have create something to show how I care for others to stay healthy in a form of a book that shows information about healthy life specifically on food, drinks, sports, and sleeping. Presenting the book to my target audience is a further action that I have because by reading the book and answering the questionnaires, shows that I’m making the book with a purpose. The knowledge that I got help in to answer the question “How can I look after myself and others?”. Majority of my target audience proven me that I have successfully deliver the message and show how I can look after others. As I become more aware, I can protect myself better to do three important things; eat, sleep, and exercise because not all teens complete these three category.
4.02 Improvement
I felt quite satisfied after finding the imputes from my target audience. Looking through their comments, I realize that I should make some adjustments with the template, font usage and the colors that I choose for the book so that it is easier for them to read the content. In the future, I would have to get wider range of people to see my book so that I would know how teens in general feels, not only in a community that I am in. Therefore, next time I would need to think about who will read it. If I use English language, I would have to use simple vocabulary words or not I would have to use translation version of the book. I believe that my book will influence a lot of people if I distributed them or even publish it.
4.03 Inspiration
From doing this personal project, I found out that it is a challenge to create a book, specifically on designing and deciding what to put inside it. I determine that the use of design in each page affect on how the information is deliver to the readers. Now I have a tendency towards authors because now I understood that creating a book is not simple and takes a lot of time.
5.0 Bibliography
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"Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise." Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Eatwell. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "A Guide to Eating for Sports." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site aboutChildren's Health. Nov. 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "How Much Food Should I Eat?" KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Smart Snacking." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. May 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Staying at a Healthy Weight." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Vitamins and Minerals." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Oct. 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Why Exercise Is Wise." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Aug. 2010..
Hamilton, Gordon. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Gordon Hamilton - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010..
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Locke, Jennifer. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Jennifer Locke - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010..
Margolin, Lisa. "Healthy Eating Tips for Teens." Food Allergy, Food Sensitivity, IBS, Skin Rashes, Candida, Headaches, Atkins, South Beach Diets. Web. 31 Aug. 2010..
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6.0 APPENDIX A: Written Documents
6.01 Strength and Weakness of each stage process
Investigation
I did really well on researching information about healthy way of life mostly on eating, drinking, and sport because in the end, I have a good quality of content for my product. I’ve successfully collect information from seven different types of resources (Newspaper, Survey, Video, Interview, Book, Magazine, and Websites). I think I need to improve myself by doing more interviews with experts so that the content of the book would be better. Other than that, I also need to improve the pre-survey part by having teenage not only from my school who fills it in. If I have the chance to do this again, I will have to be willing to spend my time for interviewing experts and be more active in reaching different teens in different area so that the information would be also useful for them.
Building the content
I did really well on selecting different information to be the content of my book. I think my weakness is that in dividing the book into equal section for the eating and drinking part with the sport part. Next time, I will have to add more information on the sleeping part since the main three things I put as a slogan for my book is “eat-sleep-exercise”. Therefore, I need to have balance amount of information for these three sections.
Creating the book
In this part, I did well on using the software called Photoscape. My strength was being able to use Photoscape to create every page of the book on my own exploration. I also did well on arranging the content so it has good flow with it. What I need to improve is on selecting good pictures as the template so that it helps more in delivering the message. Next time, I need to try to use the pictures that I took myself for the templates, design or pictures that I use so that the book has higher originality.
Testing Method
I did really well on surveying the product to my target audience. Not only people in my school but I manage to bring my product and survey it on the church that I went to. I asked them questions that is related to my book, the content, and design. Not only asking question, I also analyzed them carefully too. I need to improve on having more amount of people answering the survey. Next time, I need to have more people on each group category to answer the survey so that it is more objective.
7.0 APPENDIX B: Collection of Information
7.01 Research notes
8.0 APPENDIX C: Creating the Book
8.01 Choosing the software
I finally choose photoscape as the software to create the book. After experiencing using three different software (Photoscape, Photoshop, and Microsoft Word) I decide to use Photosacpe because it is simpler and does not take much time to learn it. Though Photoscape is mostly used to edit pictures, I tried to create the book in ‘.jpg’ form to make it easier for the printing part.
8.02 Detailed process of creating the book
I started the process by collecting and selecting the information that seems to be important for the book content. Then, after selecting them, I try to divide them into parts and make a rough of which content goes to which page. I organize the book order myself starting from something general to specific. I decided to put the ‘food and drink’ topic at first because I found that topic more interesting than the other two topics. Due to lack of information about sleeping, I decide to put the ‘sleeping’ topic in the middle of the two other topics so that it’s like a transition between them. Last but not least, I put the ‘sport’ topic in the last part of the book because not everyone like sport though it is important and I want to save the most important in the back so the readers would remember it most.
After I am done with dividing them into parts, I start on searching for pictures and templates that is related to the topic. By doing this, it helps me to get inspiration on how the layout will be and make me easier when editing it using the photoscape software.
When finish with collecting pictures, I move on to editing it with photscape. There, I copy-paste the things that I want to put and designed it so that the readers would not get board. Before printing it, I show a soft-copy of the book. Some things that I get from my supervisor was to have page number in each page, a table of content, introduction page and conclusion page. After finish adding all the information that I want to add to the book, I try to print a copy to see how it looks.
When I finish the rough draft of the book, I show it to my supervisor to ask for inputs. Some of the comments that I need to consider includes the usage of fonts and colors; and to have something the same in each page so that there is a flow between them. I decide to take a look back to my work and decide to have something on top of each page to make all pages the same. For the use of fonts and colors, it is just a matter of the printer quality. There, I learn that the printer quality needs to be good and the paper should be thicker. In the end, I decide not to print it myself instead bringing it to a printing center and bind it there so the quality would be good.
9.0 APPENDIX D: Testing Method
9.01 Method of survey
The way I do the survey is by showing the book and distributing the surveys to my target audience according to their group age; 13 – 17 years. This method is more efficient and objective because they represent their group age. Since there are lots of people who is within that range of age, I decided to choose five people from each age group. In total, I have surveyed 25 students aged 13 to 17. Like what I’ve planned in the beginning, this survey will point out whether or not 60% of my target audience feels more aware after reading the book.
9.02 Suggestion from survey result
From the survey result, I could see that 88% shows positive input for the question “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?”. Not only answering the questions that I give, my target audience give me some of the following things to improve my product; which are:
1. Tell more about junk food
2. Make the book more interesting and attractive
3. Chose an easier-to-read font
4. Add more pictures
5. To make it more persuasive, you can put more of the side effects of not getting enough sleep/good food/exercise
6. A better printing
7. Add more explanation about sports
9.03 Pictures of survey
MYP Personal Project
Healthy Way of Life (Book)
Stay healthy by eating, sleeping and exercising
Name : Jessica Margaretha
Class : 10.3b
Supervisor :
Ibu Lisajanti Wijaya
Ibu Herrijanti Sujono
Word count :4083
Submission date : 21 January 2011
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction 3-5
1.01 Goal 3
1.02 AOI 3
1.03 Plan 4
1.04 Standard of Success 4
2.0 Analysis of Process and Outcomes 5-8
2.01 Investigation 5
2.02 Building the content 5
2.03 Creating the book 6
2.04 Testing Method 6
2.05 Outcomes 6
3.0 Analysis of Information 8-12
3.01 About the format 8
3.02 About the Content 9
3.03 Relation to the HSE 11
4.0 Conclusion 12
4.01 AOI 12
4.02 Improvement 12
4.03 Inspiration 12
5.0 Bibliography 13-15
6.0 APPENDIX A: Written Documents 15
6.01 Strength and Weakness of each stage process 15
7.0 APPENDIX B: Collection of Information 16-22
7.01 Research notes 16
8.0 APPENDIX C: Creating the Book 22-27
8.01 Choosing the software 22
8.02 Detailed process of creating the book 22
9.0 APPENDIX D: Testing Method 27
9.01 Method of survey 27
9.02 Suggestion from survey result 27
9.03 Pictures of survey 27
1.0 Introduction
When I see teens around me, not all of them live a healthy life. Some of them eat unhealthy food and drinks, not doing exercise and many unhealthy things. I know that facing teen’s life is not easy. We need to be smart in managing our time doing many activities but at the same time, we need to manage our health! With having un-managed time, it would affect teen’s lifestyle that ends up with an unhealthy life. I realize that this is important to share to people especially teens.
1.01 Goal
The lifestyles that I see inspire me to make a book that could make teens aware. The goal of my personal project is to create a book that gives awareness to teens (13 - 17 years old) to live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and many more. One of the challenges is making the book interesting and persuading for teens since each person has different taste. The result would be in a form of a book that consists of three main sections, which are food and drinks, sports, and fun activities. In order to have proper content, I need to check it out by doing a survey in the end. Another way is to ask an expert on health. By this way, my goal is a SMART goal. First, it is specific, since I have clearly shown the problem that I am going to explore which is how to live a healthy life for teens. It is measureable, because I can make a survey to test whether the target audience is aware and understand the content after they read the book. It is achievable and realistic because I believe I could use my skills of researching and expressing the knowledge of healthy lifestyle through the book. Last, it is well timed because I have make a plan that shows what and when will I do each step until I finish my book through the given range of time without passing the due date. I hope by making this project, I could make an impact on teen’s lifestyle.
1.02 AOI
For this project, I am applying the Areas of Interaction (AOI), which is Health and Social Education (HSE) because I could use the knowledge that I have through the research and show it in the booklet. By using the Health and Social Education Areas of Interaction, I would achieve my goal by showing the knowledge that I have about healthy lifestyle for teens, and give them information and tips that hopefully be useful for their life. The guiding questions that I will use for this project are “How do I think and act?”, “How am I changing?” and “How can I look after myself and others?” From these guidelines, I need to be aware that there will be some key questions that I will need through the project.
For this project, I am applying the Areas of Interaction (AOI), which is Human Ingenuity (HI) because I could use my creativity to create the content and appearance of the book. By using the Human Ingenuity Areas of Interaction, I would achieve my goal by showing my creativity on expressing my idea about healthy lifestyle for teens, and give them information and tips that hopefully be useful for their life. The guiding questions that I will use for this project are “Why and how do we create?” and “What are the consequences?” From these guidelines, I need to be aware that there will be some key questions that I will need through the project.
1.03 Plan
This is the activity schedule that I have planed to achieve my goal.
1.04 Standard of Success
I could know that my goal is successful once: 1.) at least 60% of the target audience become more aware after looking through the book or 2.) Ask an expert (ex. Doctor special for heath) to check the content of my book, when 60% of the content is good, it means that I have achieved my goal.
2.0 Analysis of Process and Outcomes
2.01 Investigation
To start with, I create a survey to teenagers aged 13 – 17 years old, in order to find out what to put in my book later on. I think this is an effective research method because it makes me easier to decide what my goal is. After analyzing the data I have collected, I found out that most of them have the knowledge to live a healthy life; it is just the matter of applying it. From knowing this, I decided to continue on the progress of investigating through research so that I could remind the target audience the importance of having a healthy life.
I also did some investigation about the format that I choose. When I decide to create a book, I am not sure how to make it interesting. With the survey asking about the content, I also attach several questions asking about the format. After analyzing the data, I found out that most of them want it to be colorful, use pictures and have modern style design. It is not enough for me only fulfilling what the target audience wants but I also need to do further research about how to make a good book. Furthermore, I also need to see guidebook samples and make judgment on software’s that would be best in creating the book. What I choose in the end is to make a book using photoscape as the software to edit everything.
2.02 Building the content
In the process of filling in the content of the book, I started by gathering all the information about healthy life from newspaper, video, interview, book, magazine, and website. After finish researching, I realize that I use website most because it is more useful, open source, and provides wider range of information. A difficulty occurs when I found out too many information that is interesting but then, I just go with the flow and see how many pages I could make out of it. Other than deciding the amount of pages, I found difficulty with deciding which topic goes first. Since the beginning, I decided to split out the book into three parts: food and drinks, sports, and fun activities. Throughout the process, it does not happen as so. I have no time to work at the fun activities part so that the book only have the content of food, drinks and sports. Just looking at the big picture does not help me at all. Therefore, I decide to find interesting and useful topics through my research. A difficulty occur when I try to find guidebook samples that really focus only for teenage life. By that way, I decided to buy books not only focusing on teens but also family. Other than books about healthy life, I also bought one about beauty. I know it does not have any connection to my topic but I want to see how the content is displayed.
For the first part of the book, the information is gathered from newspaper called “Saji”, survey through facebook, book called “Menu Sehat Sesuai Golongan Darah”, magazine called “Sastika fit”, and several websites. The reason behind using facebook as a source to distribute the survey is because more people can answer them. For the second part, the information is gathered from interview with a coach and several websites. I choose a coach as my resource because coaches know and experience more about sports, they do sport for themselves and they know what is good and bad for them. Specifically for the topic about sleeping, I use a video called “Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation” from You Tube as a source for me.
After all, the information that I have collected is organized in a form of research note. I make summary of them all and select different information is suitable to be included in the book.
2.03 Creating the book
The steps I manage in this part are; deciding the words and information, finding pictures/templates as the background for the pages, editing into a format of a picture with photoscape, and printing it. I believe it is important to start by deciding the kind of information and words that I want to include in the book so that I could arrange and divide them in an organize way. The topics that I choose for the food and drinks part include; “Food balance”, “Healthy eating”, “Junk food”, “Types of hunger”, “Developing healthy eating habits”, “Nutrition for teens”, “Vitamins and minerals”, “What to eat?”, “Snacking”, “List of menus”, “Simple ways to prepare food and drinks”, and “Diet”. The topics that I choose for the sports part includes; “Sports”, “Nutrition for athletes”, “Diet for athletes”, “Drinking for athletes”, “Supplement for athletes”, “Game day”, “Types of exercises”, and “Picking the right sport”. Other than those two sub topics, I also include “sleeping” as the bridge of the two topics. I also believe that having pictures and templates will help me when I am designing each page so that it is interesting to read.
2.04 Testing Method
Once I finish printing out the book, I distribute a questionnaire to people who viewed it. I showed the book to teens aged 13 – 17 years not only in my school, but also people who I know which fits in to the year category. I choose 5 people form each category of age so that I can have an objective result in the end. As soon as I gain the result, I make it into a form of data for further analysis. So now, the whole stages are accomplished and I can then evaluate my performance in each stage of process.
2.05 Outcomes
In order to achieve my goal, I made a survey as I mentioned before. This questionnaire could measure how successful I am in the HSE AOI, HSE AOI, and my goal.
The way I do the survey is by showing the book to the teen aged 13 – 17 years and after they finish looking through the book, they fill in the questionnaire that I distribute. I found out that this method is very efficient to achieve.
Below are the overview results:
I believe that my product can be consider as ‘good’ because it is now proven that the goal I have set in the very beginning has been successfully achieved. From one of the question; “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?” 56% of the result gives a “good” score and “32% of the result gives a “very good” score. If I try to conclude the result of this question, 88% of the result shows positive input therefore, I could tell that they are more aware that they should live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and more.
I also realize that there is some points that I need to improve on. From the survey given, there are some feedbacks given after my target audience look through the book. I believe that I need to be more aware of choosing the font, templates, and colors because there are some comments that is given from my target audience. For the rest of the criteria, I think I have applied them well enough therefore no comments were written about it.
3.0 Analysis of Information
The focus of my research links to the Areas of Interaction, Health and Social Education. I focused more on how to make teens aware to stay healthy (the content) instead of the book creation (links to Human Ingenuity). Both of this Areas of Interaction (AOI) plays an important role to the final product. A book that talks about healthy life specifically on teens is hard to find at bookstores. This interests me to do some research on healthy life focusing on teens and present it in a form of a book. The reason why I choose book, as the format of my personal project is that it is easy to be spread out and not only a group of people who can see it; there are many people who can read the book. This is the reason why I choose a book as the format of my personal project.
3.01 About the format
I did a pre-survey to 25 of my target audience (teenagers aged 13-17) asking them questions about their expectation towards the final product. The reason is to make sure they would read the book, not only flipping the pages. From the result, they want it to be colorful, use pictures and have modern style design.
I also did some research to find out the characteristic of a good book. A good book is something that will stand out in the memory of the readers (Locke, Jennifer). It provides knowledge that the readers seek, easily understand and give reading experience (Hamilton, Gordon). A good book should have proper introduction that takes the reader’s attention so they have the feeling of excitement to read more (Morgan, Brittany L.).
Here are two examples of what a guidebook looks like.
Through this knowledge, I understand that a book is something memorable, gives knowledge, has creative design, use many colors and have good introduction. By having these characteristics, it would end with a good book.
3.02 About the Content
I did a pre-survey to 25 of my target audience (teenagers aged 13-17) asking them several question about their lifestyle. The purpose is to see their understanding on healthy life and gives an idea of what the content will be. From the result, I see they have the knowledge to live a healthy life; it is just the matter of applying it. It would be useless if they have the knowledge but not applying it to their lives. Looking back to the aim of my Areas of Interaction, Health and Social Education, “How am I changing?” it relates to my goal on making awareness to the target audience.
From knowing this, I decided to research the content of my project from internet, books, magazines, interviews, videos, and newspapers. Our body needs a daily supply of protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats to get the energy it need (Margolin, Lisa). I understand that to live a healthy life, we need two major things, which are healthy eating, and doing exercises. During teenage stage, teens gain about 20% of adult height and 50% of adult weight (Paul, Maya W). I found this fact interesting and I learn that what we do in our teenage time, determines a part of our future. This is something useful for the content of my book.
Getting deeper in the research, I also try to find what a healthy eating is. It is a way of balancing the food that we eat in order to keep our body strong, energized and well feed. The benefits we get includes enough energy, stay strong and more. Healthy eating includes, taking regular meals, balance nutrient, not skipping meals, and avoid sugar (Healthy Eating). A magazine article from sastika fit publication state that breakfast is the most important meal. It gives more concentration, manage body weight, and maintain cholesterols (Sarapan = Memulai Hari Dengan Baik).
There are specific amount of calories, proteins, calcium and irons that teens’ body needs (Paul, Maya W). Teens should choose food that has high energy and nutrients (BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers). You can control your portion of eating by using “divided plate” (Gavin, Mary L). Choosing healthy choices is to pick wisely the things you eat. If you are board with the menu, change the menu but still consume what your body need (Teen Health - Health Topics - Healthy Eating).
I did not recognize that there are two types of hunger: emotional and physical hunger. Actually, each of them has its own meaning (Stehl, Meredith Lutz). Teens are at a high risk of developing anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorders. (Paul, Maya W). Many teens are dissatisfied with their weight so they skip meals (BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers). Teens should not take diets. When they stop eating, they stop giving their body the things it needs. Diets in the age of 12 – 17 lead to weak bones, and anemia. A way to avoid dieting is to maintain what we eat (Healthy Eating for Teenagers).
Getting the right amount of exercise can improve our mood and increase energy levels. Experts recommend that teens should get 60 minutes or more of moderate physical activity each day (Gavin, Mary L). Exercise gives the benefits to every part of the body including the mind. It helps some people to sleep, look and lose weight better. The maximum amount of exercise in a week is five days with at least two to three months break per year (Gavin, Mary L).
Teen athletes have unique nutrition needs. They need around 2,000-5,000 calories to have enough energy for their sports performance and growth each day (Gavin, Mary L). Not fulfilling the amount of calories needed would end with less quality of performance and risk in breaking the building of muscles.
When doing an exercise, enough drink is important. You should drink mineral water, sweet tea, and sport drinks (Simanjuntak). In one of the newspaper article, it shows that when your body is lack out of liquid, dehydration happens (Saji, September 2010, Pg. 10). Try to drink before and after exercise and every 15 to 20 minutes during exercise. When having a sport game, be wise in choosing the food you eat (Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise). You should eat 2 – 4 hours before game because it takes the same time for the body to the food (Simanjuntak). Smart snacking like fruit can help to keep you going until your next full meal (Gavin, Mary L). Stomach cramps might happen when you eating too soon (Gavin, Mary L).
Pick the right sport for you. According to an interview with one of the coaches from our school, Coach Alex Simanjuntak, he suggests us to refer back to the talent we have in order to choose the right sport for us. When exercising, try to find an activity that gets your heart beating faster, quickens your breathing, and makes you sweaty (Gavin, Mary L).
Besides food and exercise, sleeping also affect teens health. Based on a video made by National Sleep Foundation Teen Study shows that teens need eight to night hours of sleep (Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation)
From the information above, I finally understand deeply that a healthy life is a combination of eating healthy food and doing sport/exercise. Now I realize that not all teens know the real meaning of healthy life. Therefore, I need this information in by book to create the sense of awareness for the readers.
3.03 Relation to the HSE
Through the research that I have done, I have certainly included all the keys of HSE. For the question, “How do I think and act?” we do have the knowledge but it is just the matter of applying it in our lives. This question could be link to my goal, which is to give awareness for teens to live a healthy life. The second question “How am I changing?” links to the research in the way our actions change. After knowing the consequences, personally it inspires me to change the way of life that I am having right now especially with the way choosing the food I eat. This also links with the question “How can I look after myself and others?” because I also need to see what impact given from the book that I have made. The fact that during teenage stage, teens gain about 20% of adult height and 50% of adult weight (Paul, Maya W) means that what we did today as teens will determines our live in the future. This fact personally motivates me to have better life. I hope that it motivates the readers too.
4.0 Conclusion
My original goal has been accomplished around 90%. My goal was to create awareness for teens to live a healthy life in a form of a book. From the question ‘Do you think the book impact/increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?’ is a way for me to measure the success of my goal because making someone to change takes time. However, the survey result had proven me that majority of them thinks that the book will affect the readers.
4.01 AOI
The chance given to me to complete personal project had made me feel more thankful and glad with the life that I’m having right now. The question “How do I think and act?” is now answered in the fact that I realized to be thankful in any circumstance that I am in. I learn to have the sense of care for others and want them to stay healthy because I understand that once we are not healthy, it is not easy for us to get back to a perfect health condition. I can also answer the question “How am I changing?” because I have create something to show how I care for others to stay healthy in a form of a book that shows information about healthy life specifically on food, drinks, sports, and sleeping. Presenting the book to my target audience is a further action that I have because by reading the book and answering the questionnaires, shows that I’m making the book with a purpose. The knowledge that I got help in to answer the question “How can I look after myself and others?”. Majority of my target audience proven me that I have successfully deliver the message and show how I can look after others. As I become more aware, I can protect myself better to do three important things; eat, sleep, and exercise because not all teens complete these three category.
4.02 Improvement
I felt quite satisfied after finding the imputes from my target audience. Looking through their comments, I realize that I should make some adjustments with the template, font usage and the colors that I choose for the book so that it is easier for them to read the content. In the future, I would have to get wider range of people to see my book so that I would know how teens in general feels, not only in a community that I am in. Therefore, next time I would need to think about who will read it. If I use English language, I would have to use simple vocabulary words or not I would have to use translation version of the book. I believe that my book will influence a lot of people if I distributed them or even publish it.
4.03 Inspiration
From doing this personal project, I found out that it is a challenge to create a book, specifically on designing and deciding what to put inside it. I determine that the use of design in each page affect on how the information is deliver to the readers. Now I have a tendency towards authors because now I understood that creating a book is not simple and takes a lot of time.
5.0 Bibliography
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Facebook. Web. 10 Aug. 2010.
"Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise." Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Eatwell. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "A Guide to Eating for Sports." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site aboutChildren's Health. Nov. 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "How Much Food Should I Eat?" KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Smart Snacking." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. May 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Staying at a Healthy Weight." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Vitamins and Minerals." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Oct. 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Why Exercise Is Wise." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Hamilton, Gordon. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Gordon Hamilton - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
"Healthy Eating For Teenagers." Weight Loss Diet Program, FREE Diet Advice! Weight Loss Diets, Low Carb Plan. Web. 18 Aug. 2010.
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Locke, Jennifer. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Jennifer Locke - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
Margolin, Lisa. "Healthy Eating Tips for Teens." Food Allergy, Food Sensitivity, IBS, Skin Rashes, Candida, Headaches, Atkins, South Beach Diets. Web. 31 Aug. 2010.
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Paul, Maya W. "Nutrition for Children and Teens: Developing Healthy Eating Habits." Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Web. 18 Aug. 2010.
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6.0 APPENDIX A: Written Documents
6.01 Strength and Weakness of each stage process
Investigation
I did really well on researching information about healthy way of life mostly on eating, drinking, and sport because in the end, I have a good quality of content for my product. I’ve successfully collect information from seven different types of resources (Newspaper, Survey, Video, Interview, Book, Magazine, and Websites). I think I need to improve myself by doing more interviews with experts so that the content of the book would be better. Other than that, I also need to improve the pre-survey part by having teenage not only from my school who fills it in. If I have the chance to do this again, I will have to be willing to spend my time for interviewing experts and be more active in reaching different teens in different area so that the information would be also useful for them.
Building the content
I did really well on selecting different information to be the content of my book. I think my weakness is that in dividing the book into equal section for the eating and drinking part with the sport part. Next time, I will have to add more information on the sleeping part since the main three things I put as a slogan for my book is “eat-sleep-exercise”. Therefore, I need to have balance amount of information for these three sections.
Creating the book
In this part, I did well on using the software called Photoscape. My strength was being able to use Photoscape to create every page of the book on my own exploration. I also did well on arranging the content so it has good flow with it. What I need to improve is on selecting good pictures as the template so that it helps more in delivering the message. Next time, I need to try to use the pictures that I took myself for the templates, design or pictures that I use so that the book has higher originality.
Testing Method
I did really well on surveying the product to my target audience. Not only people in my school but I manage to bring my product and survey it on the church that I went to. I asked them questions that is related to my book, the content, and design. Not only asking question, I also analyzed them carefully too. I need to improve on having more amount of people answering the survey. Next time, I need to have more people on each group category to answer the survey so that it is more objective.
7.0 APPENDIX B: Collection of Information
7.01 Research notes
8.0 APPENDIX C: Creating the Book
8.01 Choosing the software
I finally choose photoscape as the software to create the book. After experiencing using three different software (Photoscape, Photoshop, and Microsoft Word) I decide to use Photosacpe because it is simpler and does not take much time to learn it. Though Photoscape is mostly used to edit pictures, I tried to create the book in ‘.jpg’ form to make it easier for the printing part.
8.02 Detailed process of creating the book
I started the process by collecting and selecting the information that seems to be important for the book content. Then, after selecting them, I try to divide them into parts and make a rough of which content goes to which page. I organize the book order myself starting from something general to specific. I decided to put the ‘food and drink’ topic at first because I found that topic more interesting than the other two topics. Due to lack of information about sleeping, I decide to put the ‘sleeping’ topic in the middle of the two other topics so that it’s like a transition between them. Last but not least, I put the ‘sport’ topic in the last part of the book because not everyone like sport though it is important and I want to save the most important in the back so the readers would remember it most.
After I am done with dividing them into parts, I start on searching for pictures and templates that is related to the topic. By doing this, it helps me to get inspiration on how the layout will be and make me easier when editing it using the photoscape software.
When finish with collecting pictures, I move on to editing it with photscape. There, I copy-paste the things that I want to put and designed it so that the readers would not get board. Before printing it, I show a soft-copy of the book. Some things that I get from my supervisor was to have page number in each page, a table of content, introduction page and conclusion page. After finish adding all the information that I want to add to the book, I try to print a copy to see how it looks.
When I finish the rough draft of the book, I show it to my supervisor to ask for inputs. Some of the comments that I need to consider includes the usage of fonts and colors; and to have something the same in each page so that there is a flow between them. I decide to take a look back to my work and decide to have something on top of each page to make all pages the same. For the use of fonts and colors, it is just a matter of the printer quality. There, I learn that the printer quality needs to be good and the paper should be thicker. In the end, I decide not to print it myself instead bringing it to a printing center and bind it there so the quality would be good.
9.0 APPENDIX D: Testing Method
9.01 Method of survey
The way I do the survey is by showing the book and distributing the surveys to my target audience according to their group age; 13 – 17 years. This method is more efficient and objective because they represent their group age. Since there are lots of people who is within that range of age, I decided to choose five people from each age group. In total, I have surveyed 25 students aged 13 to 17. Like what I’ve planned in the beginning, this survey will point out whether or not 60% of my target audience feels more aware after reading the book.
9.02 Suggestion from survey result
From the survey result, I could see that 88% shows positive input for the question “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?”. Not only answering the questions that I give, my target audience give me some of the following things to improve my product; which are:
1. Tell more about junk food
2. Make the book more interesting and attractive
3. Chose an easier-to-read font
4. Add more pictures
5. To make it more persuasive, you can put more of the side effects of not getting enough sleep/good food/exercise
6. A better printing
7. Add more explanation about sports
9.03 Pictures of survey
January 15, 2011
Conclusion done! + Work Cited
Working on with the written document, I have complete one part of it. Here is a draft of my conclusion.
"Conclusion
My original goal has been accomplished around 90%. My goal was to create awareness for teens to live a healthy life in a form of a book. From the question ‘Do you think the book impact/increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?’ is a way for me to measure the success of my goal because making someone to change takes time. However, the survey result had proven me that majority of them thinks that the book will affect the readers.
AOI
The chance given to me to complete personal project had made me feel more thankful and glad with the life that I’m having right now. The question “How do I think and act?” is now answered in the fact that I realized to be thankful in any circumstance that I am in. I learn to have the sense of care for others and want them to stay healthy because I understand that once we are not healthy, it is not easy for us to get back to a perfect health condition. I can also answer the question “How am I changing?” because I have create something to show how I care for others to stay healthy in a form of a book that shows information about healthy life specifically on food, drinks, sports, and sleeping. Presenting the book to my target audience is a further action that I have because by reading the book and answering the questionnaires, shows that I’m making the book with a purpose. The knowledge that I got help in to answer the question “How can I look after myself and others?”. Majority of my target audience proven me that I have successfully deliver the message and show how I can look after others. As I become more aware, I can protect myself better to do three important things; eat, sleep, and exercise because not all teens complete these three category.
Improvement
I felt quite satisfied after finding the imputes from my target audience. Looking through their comments, I realize that I should make some adjustments with the template, font usage and the colors that I choose for the book so that it is easier for them to read the content. In the future, I would have to get wider range of people to see my book so that I would know how teens in general feels, not only in a community that I am in. Therefore, next time I would need to think about who will read it. If I use English language, I would have to use simple vocabulary words or not I would have to use translation version of the book. I believe that my book will influence a lot of people if I distributed them or even publish it.
Inspiration
From doing this personal project, I found out that it is a challenge to create a book, specifically on designing and deciding what to put inside it. I determine that the use of design in each page affect on how the information is deliver to the readers. Now I have a tendency towards authors because now I understood that creating a book is not simple and takes a lot of time."
Other than that, here is the work cited that I have..
Work Cited
"BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers." BBC - Homepage. Web. 18 Aug. 2010..
Facebook. Web. 10 Aug. 2010..
"Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise." Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Eatwell. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "A Guide to Eating for Sports." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Nov. 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "How Much Food Should I Eat?" KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Smart Snacking." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. May 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Staying at a Healthy Weight." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Vitamins and Minerals." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Oct. 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2010..
Gavin, Mary L. "Why Exercise Is Wise." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Aug. 2010..
Hamilton, Gordon. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Gordon Hamilton - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010..
"Healthy Eating For Teenagers." Weight Loss Diet Program, FREE Diet Advice! Weight Loss Diets, Low Carb Plan. Web. 18 Aug. 2010..
"Healthy Eating." Center for Young Women's Health. Web. 17 Aug. 2010..
Locke, Jennifer. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Jennifer Locke - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010..
Margolin, Lisa. "Healthy Eating Tips for Teens." Food Allergy, Food Sensitivity, IBS, Skin Rashes, Candida, Headaches, Atkins, South Beach Diets. Web. 31 Aug. 2010..
Morgan, Brittany L. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Brittany L. Morgan - Page 2 - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010..
Paul, Maya W. "Nutrition for Children and Teens: Developing Healthy Eating Habits." Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Web. 18 Aug. 2010..
Rosmala, Zizi. Menu Sehat Sesuai Golongan Darah. Jakarta: Puspa Swara, 2007. Print.
"Sarapan = Memulai Hari Dengan Baik." Sastika Fit May 2000: 81. Print.
Simanjuntak, Alex. Healthy life Jessica Margaretha. 2 September 2010
Stehl, Meredith Lutz. "Emotional Eating." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010..
"Teen Health - Health Topics - Healthy Eating." CYH Home - Home. Web. 17 Aug. 2010..
"Waspadai Dehidrasi." Saji 1 - 14 Sept. 2010, 190th ed., Hidup Sehat sec.: 10. Print.
"YouTube - Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 25 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Aug. 2010..
"Conclusion
My original goal has been accomplished around 90%. My goal was to create awareness for teens to live a healthy life in a form of a book. From the question ‘Do you think the book impact/increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?’ is a way for me to measure the success of my goal because making someone to change takes time. However, the survey result had proven me that majority of them thinks that the book will affect the readers.
AOI
The chance given to me to complete personal project had made me feel more thankful and glad with the life that I’m having right now. The question “How do I think and act?” is now answered in the fact that I realized to be thankful in any circumstance that I am in. I learn to have the sense of care for others and want them to stay healthy because I understand that once we are not healthy, it is not easy for us to get back to a perfect health condition. I can also answer the question “How am I changing?” because I have create something to show how I care for others to stay healthy in a form of a book that shows information about healthy life specifically on food, drinks, sports, and sleeping. Presenting the book to my target audience is a further action that I have because by reading the book and answering the questionnaires, shows that I’m making the book with a purpose. The knowledge that I got help in to answer the question “How can I look after myself and others?”. Majority of my target audience proven me that I have successfully deliver the message and show how I can look after others. As I become more aware, I can protect myself better to do three important things; eat, sleep, and exercise because not all teens complete these three category.
Improvement
I felt quite satisfied after finding the imputes from my target audience. Looking through their comments, I realize that I should make some adjustments with the template, font usage and the colors that I choose for the book so that it is easier for them to read the content. In the future, I would have to get wider range of people to see my book so that I would know how teens in general feels, not only in a community that I am in. Therefore, next time I would need to think about who will read it. If I use English language, I would have to use simple vocabulary words or not I would have to use translation version of the book. I believe that my book will influence a lot of people if I distributed them or even publish it.
Inspiration
From doing this personal project, I found out that it is a challenge to create a book, specifically on designing and deciding what to put inside it. I determine that the use of design in each page affect on how the information is deliver to the readers. Now I have a tendency towards authors because now I understood that creating a book is not simple and takes a lot of time."
Other than that, here is the work cited that I have..
Work Cited
"BBC - Health: Healthy Eating for Teenagers." BBC - Homepage. Web. 18 Aug. 2010.
Facebook. Web. 10 Aug. 2010.
"Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Sport and Exercise." Food Standards Agency - Eat Well, Be Well - Eatwell. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "A Guide to Eating for Sports." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Nov. 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "How Much Food Should I Eat?" KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Smart Snacking." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. May 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Staying at a Healthy Weight." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Vitamins and Minerals." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Oct. 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2010.
Gavin, Mary L. "Why Exercise Is Wise." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2009. Web. 23 Aug. 2010.
Hamilton, Gordon. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Gordon Hamilton - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
"Healthy Eating For Teenagers." Weight Loss Diet Program, FREE Diet Advice! Weight Loss Diets, Low Carb Plan. Web. 18 Aug. 2010.
"Healthy Eating." Center for Young Women's Health. Web. 17 Aug. 2010.
Locke, Jennifer. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Jennifer Locke - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
Margolin, Lisa. "Healthy Eating Tips for Teens." Food Allergy, Food Sensitivity, IBS, Skin Rashes, Candida, Headaches, Atkins, South Beach Diets. Web. 31 Aug. 2010.
Morgan, Brittany L. "What Attributes Make a Good Book? - by Brittany L. Morgan - Page 2 - Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.
Paul, Maya W. "Nutrition for Children and Teens: Developing Healthy Eating Habits." Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges. Web. 18 Aug. 2010.
Rosmala, Zizi. Menu Sehat Sesuai Golongan Darah. Jakarta: Puspa Swara, 2007. Print.
"Sarapan = Memulai Hari Dengan Baik." Sastika Fit May 2000: 81. Print.
Simanjuntak, Alex. Healthy life Jessica Margaretha. 2 September 2010
Stehl, Meredith Lutz. "Emotional Eating." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Feb. 2010. Web. 19 Aug. 2010.
"Teen Health - Health Topics - Healthy Eating." CYH Home - Home. Web. 17 Aug. 2010.
"Waspadai Dehidrasi." Saji 1 - 14 Sept. 2010, 190th ed., Hidup Sehat sec.: 10. Print.
"YouTube - Dr. Breus on Teens and Sleep Deprivation." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 25 Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Aug. 2010.
Updates from Yesterday
Yesterday, I meet up with my supervisor. I show her the final product of my work and we had a little conversation about what is happening next. I am so glad finding out that the due date is not February 14th but it's February 16th. Other than that, we also discuss on the written document. The first draft is due on Friday, 21st January 2011. I am glad that I have start working on this last week. What I need to add is the conclusion, appendix, and on the structure of the document it self.
Well.. that's it for now..
Well.. that's it for now..
January 12, 2011
More work..
Other than that, I also started on the Analysis of Outcomes..
Here is the result
"Analysis of Outcomes
In order to achieve my goal, I made a survey as I mentioned before. This questionnaire could measure how successful I am in the HSE AOI, HE AOI, and my goal.
The way I do the survey is by showing the book to the teen aged 13 – 17 years and after they finish looking through the book, they fill in the questionnaire that I distribute. I found out that this method is very efficient to achieve.
Below are the overview results:
I believe that my product can be consider as ‘good’ because it is now proven that the goal I have set in the very beginning has been successfully achieved. From one of the question; “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?” 56% of the result gives a “good” score and “32% of the result gives a “very good” score. If I try to conclude the result of this question, 88% of the result shows positive input therefore, I could tell that they are more aware that they should live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and more.
I also realize that there is some points that I need to improve on. From the survey given, there are some feedbacks given after my target audience look through the book. I believe that I need to be more aware of choosing the font, templates, and colors because there are some comments that is given from my target audience. For the rest of the criteria, I think I have applied them well enough therefore no comments were written about it."
Here is the result
"Analysis of Outcomes
In order to achieve my goal, I made a survey as I mentioned before. This questionnaire could measure how successful I am in the HSE AOI, HE AOI, and my goal.
The way I do the survey is by showing the book to the teen aged 13 – 17 years and after they finish looking through the book, they fill in the questionnaire that I distribute. I found out that this method is very efficient to achieve.
Below are the overview results:
I believe that my product can be consider as ‘good’ because it is now proven that the goal I have set in the very beginning has been successfully achieved. From one of the question; “Do you think the book impact or increase the awareness to live a healthy life for you?” 56% of the result gives a “good” score and “32% of the result gives a “very good” score. If I try to conclude the result of this question, 88% of the result shows positive input therefore, I could tell that they are more aware that they should live a healthy lifestyle by doing things such as eating healthy food, do sports, and more.
I also realize that there is some points that I need to improve on. From the survey given, there are some feedbacks given after my target audience look through the book. I believe that I need to be more aware of choosing the font, templates, and colors because there are some comments that is given from my target audience. For the rest of the criteria, I think I have applied them well enough therefore no comments were written about it."
Analysis of result
Today, I decided to analyze the result of the questionnaires. Looking through the result, it satisfies me enough.
So, here is a picture of the result.
Not only that, I also try to complete the "Testing method" part in the Analysis of Process written document. Here is a rough draft of how it would look:
"Testing Method
Once I finish printing out the book, I distribute a questionnaire to people who viewed it. I showed the book to teens aged 13 – 17 years not only in my school, but also people who I know which fits in to the year category. I choose 5 people form each category of age so that I can have an objective result in the end. As soon as I gain the result, I make it into a form of data for further analysis. So now, the whole stages are accomplished and I can then evaluate my performance in each stage of process. "
So, here is a picture of the result.
Not only that, I also try to complete the "Testing method" part in the Analysis of Process written document. Here is a rough draft of how it would look:
"Testing Method
Once I finish printing out the book, I distribute a questionnaire to people who viewed it. I showed the book to teens aged 13 – 17 years not only in my school, but also people who I know which fits in to the year category. I choose 5 people form each category of age so that I can have an objective result in the end. As soon as I gain the result, I make it into a form of data for further analysis. So now, the whole stages are accomplished and I can then evaluate my performance in each stage of process. "
January 11, 2011
Testing method done!
Today I got 9 more people that fills in my questionnaires. Finally, after trying so hard finding people at the right category of age, I succeeded in finishing it today.
So now, I have 5 people from each category of group range of 13 - 17 years old.
What I am going to do next is start on the analysis part and continue from where I left on the written documents.
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures that I took for today's evidence.
So now, I have 5 people from each category of group range of 13 - 17 years old.
What I am going to do next is start on the analysis part and continue from where I left on the written documents.
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures that I took for today's evidence.
January 10, 2011
More on survey
Today, I continue on surveying. Sadly, I only get 4 people to survey.
So far, here are the data of people who I surveyed.
13 years old: 2 people
14 years old: 4 people
15 years old: 4 people
16 years old: 3 people
17 years old: 3 people
So, I think I'm done surveying people at the age of 15 and need to do more work with other year level.
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures of the people who answer the questionnaires.
So far, here are the data of people who I surveyed.
13 years old: 2 people
14 years old: 4 people
15 years old: 4 people
16 years old: 3 people
17 years old: 3 people
So, I think I'm done surveying people at the age of 15 and need to do more work with other year level.
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures of the people who answer the questionnaires.
January 8, 2011
Survey..
So, today I start on surveying the product. I got around 12 people to fill in the questionnaires that I have. I am planning to have 5 people from each category of age (13 - 17) years.
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures of people filling/looking through the book
Evidence:
*Here are the pictures of people filling/looking through the book
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